Freshman Admission Scholarship (out-of-state)

This is a real program, but some details for the current cycle are not published or not yet confirmed. Check the official source before you plan around it.

Award

Fall 2026 table, per year by GPA (3.0-3.49 / 3.5-3.74 / 3.75+): 21-22 ACT/1060-1120 SAT $2,000/$2,500/$3,000; 23-24/1130-1190 $3,000/$3,500/$4,000; 25-26/1200-1250 $3,500/$4,000/$5,000; 27-29/1260-1350 $4,000/$5,500/$6,000; 30-31/1360-1410 $4,500/$7,000/$8,000; 32+/1420-1600 $5,000/full tuition/full tuition. Out-of-state awardees also get in-state tuition. Test-optional Jaguar Achievement Scholarship: $2,000-$9,000.

Deadline

For fall 2027, the Freshman Admission Scholarship priority deadline is February 15, 2027.

How to apply

Automatic review after acceptance as a first-time freshman by the priority date.

What you'll need

• No separate application: you are considered when you apply for admission

Who can apply

First-time freshmen outside Alabama who graduated high school no more than four years before admission and have not attended college after graduation. The score-based path requires 3.0+ GPA and ACT superscore 21 or SAT equivalent; U.S. citizens, permanent residents/applicants and students attending U.S. high schools with qualifying visas are eligible. The test-optional path lists U.S. citizens or permanent residents/applicants attending U.S. high schools.

Good to know

The scholarship office homepage explicitly confirms February 15 for fall 2027 priority consideration. The award/GPA grid and 3.0 minimum on the detailed page are labeled fall 2026, so fall 2027 values and thresholds remain unpublished. Out-of-state awardees receive in-state tuition under the published prior-cycle terms.

Details

Score minimumTest optionalPermanent residents eligible